IMPORTANT NOTE

The following lines must be added in all headers of modified files for Java™ 8 implementation:

* This is an implementation of an early-draft specification developed under the Java
* Community Process (JCP) and is made available for testing and evaluation purposes
* only. The code is not compatible with any specification of the JCP.
*

Use the following @since tag on all newly added members: "3.9 BETA_JAVA8"

Where to get the early access binaries ?

A nightly built feature patch for the BETA_JAVA8 development branch is available from the
update site http://dist.springsource.com/snapshot/TOOLS/java8/e43. We recommend
that you install a fresh 4.3.1 and apply the feature patch from that update site. The
feature patch can also be applied on 4.4 M2, but PDE API Tooling will not work.

Disclaimer

This is a work in progress. The contents of the BETA_JAVA8 branch will be updated as the changes are made to the JSR Specification.
Please use the early access builds only in a test/evaluation mode and not in the real development environment.
If you need any help with this, please contact the JDT/Core team through either the forum or Bugzilla.